American Numismatic Association Money Museum, 818 N. Cascade Ave., 632-2646. Open Tues.-Fri., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sun., noon to 5 p.m. Free. Featuring The Money of the World Today with coins and paper money from each of 192 countries on six continents. Ben Franklin " A Man for All Times runs through April 30.

Business of Art Center, 513 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, 685-1861 ext. 13. Open Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The BAC's Hagnauer Gallery consistently has held some of the most interesting and creative art shows in the region. The most recent is Embellished, a collection of antique, vintage and contemporary beadwork from around the world. Of special interest are beaded garments, jewelry and dcor from private collections, as well as 35 pieces on loan from The Bead Museum in Glendale, Ariz. Runs through March 4.

Coburn Gallery at Colorado College, Worner Campus Center, 902 N. Cascade Ave., 389-6607. Open Tues.-Sat. from 12:30-7:30 p.m. Featuring Open Cloisters: Public Artsas Collaboration, which serves as a unique visual record of the making of a public arts project outside CC's Packard Hall. Runs through Feb. 11.

Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, 215 S. Tejon St., 385-5990. Featuring Pike's World: Exploration and Empire in the Greater Southwest, the first of three exhibits commemorating the bicentennial. Runs through Oct. 14. Lecture and book signing "The Spy, the Vice President, and the Explorer" on Sat., Feb. 18, 2 p.m.

Gallery of Contemporary Art at UCCS, 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy., 262-3567. The gallery's Arctic-white walls and exhibition spaces are hung with intricately designed, beautifully made quilts, exploding in swirling, riotous color. A visitor can only marvel at the extraordinary craftsmanship and artistic imagination that animates every work on display in On the Wall. Runs through March 17.

PPCC's Downtown Studio Campus Art Gallery, 100 W. Pikes Peak Ave., 540-7428. Open Mon.-Thurs., 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fri.-Sat., 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Remember when you were little, and so proud when the teacher hung your drawing up, to be admired by all? That feeling of "Oh! Look what I did!" never really goes away. Stop by PPCC's Downtown Studio Gallery to admire what the students there did. At the Fall Art Students Exhibit, a bevy of mediums will be displayed, from ceramics, jewelry and photography to printmaking and stained glass. Some items will be for sale, though most are there simply to ooh and ahh over. The exhibit runs through Feb. 15.

Watch This Space, 802 N. Weber St., 634-5429. Featuring "SCRUTINIZE," an art salon/slide slam/lecture/dialogue on March 14, 7 p.m., $5. "ARTHOUSE," the art of video and film beyond the multiplex, on Feb. 14, March 28, 7 p.m., $5. "ARTLAB," experimental video installation and performing arts, on Feb. 21, March 28, 7 p.m., $5. "We're trying a new approach with this format," says artistic director Tom McElroy. "Our goal is to bring a level of awareness and participation to the local arts community in a non-threatening, not-so-stuffy manner. We want to transcend the standard, pedantic academic discussion."

Western Museum of Mining and Industry, 125 North Gate Blvd., 488-0880. Open Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Featuring Artifact Spotlight, with dynamite blasters, transits, lithographs and more. Runs through April 30.